{"id":21614,"date":"2018-10-14T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=21614"},"modified":"2018-10-14T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:26:16","slug":"sunday-update-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/14\/sunday-update-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another option is Rocky Horror Picture Show trivia<\/a> at Loflin Yard on Halloween night. If you plan on going, click the link and register. Tables at Cerrito Trivia often get all reserved in advance.<\/p>\n

Rep. Brian Kelsey wants to introduce a bill into the Tennessee legislature that would allow sports betting in Downtown Memphis and Downtown Nashville. The gubernatorial candidates stated their positions<\/a> on the issue Friday night in a debate. Karl Dean would sign the bill if the legislature passed it. Bill Lee would try to prevent the legislature from passing such a bill, although he would be more open to it if left to local governments to decide. We need sports betting in Memphis. With Tunica just a few miles away, any Memphian who wants to gamble on sports, is going to do it. Why not keep that tax revenue in the state?<\/p>\n

Plus, having a sports book lounge-type place Downtown would be one more amenity that would bring people down here. Perhaps bettors would have dinner, spend a night in a hotel, go watch a Grizzlies game while here.<\/p>\n

There’s a tea tasting experience<\/a> at The Broom Closet, 546 S. Main, this afternoon 3-5. $15 to participate and note that they ask you to bring your own cup.<\/p>\n

Carolina Watershed will show Silence of the Lambs<\/a> tonight at 7:30.<\/p>\n

Teardrop City and Limes will play the amphitheater at Maria Montessori School on Mud Island, in the third installment of this fall’s River Series<\/a>. DJ at 3, bands start at 4. A $5 donation benefits the school.<\/p>\n

I saw a photo of low-cal beer PBR Easy sitting on the bar at Max’s Sports Bar, so add them to the places that carry Easy along with Silly Goose, Bardog, and Blind Bear.<\/p>\n

I see people saying, “I’m going to hate on UCF for the rest of the season now” following their 31-30 victory over Memphis yesterday. Why? UCF didn’t beat Memphis; Memphis pissed that game away. I knew when Mike Norvell burned a timeout to ice the UCF kicker, that he had made a mistake. The Tigers would have been able to call that timeout with two seconds left and get a chance at the go-ahead field goal.<\/p>\n

Also, why wouldn’t Tigers fans want an American Conference team to have a chance at the College Football Playoff? Good ole West Virginny (WAY overrated at 6), Washington, and Penn State lost yesterday, so UCF could move up to as high as 7 in today’s AP poll. If UCF runs the table and Clemson and Ohio State stumble, I’d think UCF would at least have to be in the conversation. The committee seriously considering a Group of Five team for a playoff spot is a mindset change that could benefit Memphis in the future.<\/p>\n

I finally signed up for a Daily Memphian<\/a> subscription. Being an IT guy, I know how to get around paywalls if I want, but why wouldn’t I pay $7 a month for quality writing about the topics I care about? Proud to support local journalism.<\/p>\n

Time for Sunday brunch at Pontotoc Lounge. B-RAD only works one day a week so it’ll be time to catch him up on who’s being shady and who’s being crazy down here. Rain’s moving through so I guess I will take the umbrella. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"